tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103396152652074402.post6023515121991852160..comments2023-04-10T04:54:11.745-07:00Comments on Non-Diet Tips: What the Weight Watchers Hungry Monster Does Not Teach Us About Hunger and CravingsKaren Lugay,RDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241009254107934630noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103396152652074402.post-32491490595273131262010-04-01T06:23:26.084-07:002010-04-01T06:23:26.084-07:00As of today, the "Hungry Monster" got th...As of today, the "Hungry Monster" got the ax. I am with you. Adios and don't let the door hit you. Anyway, your comments are based entirely on the commercials. What Weight Watchers has been trying to teach for the past 16 months is not that real physical hunger is a bad thing. They are teaching that we need to satisfy that hunger with something having fewer calories or better calories. For example, I was feeling famished when I got up this morning. A bowl of cereal would have filled me up and lasted me until what? 9:00. Then I would go hit the snack machine for crackers and a Coke. Then a burger and fries for lunch ... get the point? With Weight Watchers' Hungry Monster campaign, actually Momentum Plan, here's my day now: I had a three egg white omelet with feta cheese, a cup of non-fat milk, and three small clementines. Around 10:00 I will probably feel hungry so I will have an apple. Come lunch I will probably have a sandwich of whole grain bread and four slices from an Oscar Mayer's Sub Kit I get at Sam's Club, a cup of fat free milk, and an Orange. The idea is to eat a little slower so my body can hear the cues that I have fed it, and not scarf down everything in sight until I don't feel grumbly anymore. That lunch, which is actually plenty, will take about twenty minutes to register in my brain. I am NOT taught to ignore real hunger. Nor am I taught to ignore the emotional or stress cues, but to redirect them. I use a walk, a run, a bike ride, a glass of water (lots of water) or chewing gum to handle those "false hunger" cues.Timothy Nohehttp://www.timothyskitchen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103396152652074402.post-6617589580981897342010-01-06T17:52:24.439-08:002010-01-06T17:52:24.439-08:00Excellent post!
I follow Weight Watchers (more or...Excellent post!<br /><br />I follow Weight Watchers (more or less . . . less, lately), but I haven't seen this Hungry Monster.<br /><br />I agree that a lot of people have misconceptions about hunger. When you're hungry: eat. Eat sensibly, if possible. Being hungry isn't a sign that something's wrong. <br /><br />But being too full is!JD at I Do Thingshttp://idothings.infonoreply@blogger.com